Notice any Code Geass influence

As for the resemblances, it was one of the few things I noticed indefinitely since I had watched Code Geass months before even watching SKT. Doll I admit has some similarities, although in my opinion this pertains to the new way anime has often recycled archetypes for characters and even some appearances(note that this is the way I have seen it, and in no way am bashing on either show of course).

More proof of this is Chiaia’s resemblance to Kallen, which of course is very easy to spot with the hairstyle and color. Vedella certainly looks like Aura save for the eyes and ears.

Kajishima may have done some looking at other mech anime during his time, although I dont know how long these characters have been in existence. They may have been pulled up in Doujins or novels I haven’t read. Regardless, a lot of authors base characters from some inspiration from another source, and this may have been the case.

Hah, if it isn’t then it sure as hell is a huge weird coincidence 😆

That said, to me Yukine looks like Soma Peiris, from Gundam 00, or at least the Soma Peiris found in a number of doujin covers. I don’t remember enough of Double-O to comment on how well they match up in the anime itself.

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Myself being largely unfamiliar with Code Geass (yes, I’m such a noob) my opinion don’t weigh much here, but on a superficial level, I do see your points Amitav (& yours, shades, with regards to Yukine). Part of the “problem” international critics often bring up with anime as a medium is, while it can have very vibrant, unique characters, not only do they often fit into well-established archetypes, but stylistically anime characters are often drawn with very similar features and techniques across series, which at its worse leaves viewers with a “cookie cutter” impression of stock character designs (thus to many Western viewers, when they hear “anime” they think of a specific, stereotypical look that they think all anime has; they’re wrong, of course, but they’re not terribly far off by and large).

Wrapping up, while comparisons of specific characters in relation to other specific characters (personality-wise, appearance-wise, or whatever) will often never go beyond fans’ subjective opinions or pondering, everyone (Kajishima included) is inspired by others, it’s nothing new to the creative process, nor is it a sign of weak creativity or anything else (but mindlessly copying something is, however *cough cough, Hunger Games, *cough Battle Royale *cough…pardon me). Kajishima may have been inspired by Code Geass for Geminar, but then again maybe he wasn’t; could be coincidence, but my personal opinion is it’s highly unlikely that it’s entirely coincidence, he probably “borrowed” from it. I mean, for all us Tenchi fans, as novel as Tenchi truly is, if you haven’t done so already, stop by your local internet and look up Oh My Goddess (or, Ah My Goddess, anime form). There’s another instance where I think there’s credible reason to believe Kajishima got some inspiration (imo, of course).

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